I know, I know... I'm late. Halloween was last weekend and things got a little crazy/hectic. Unfortunately that took it's toll on my daily routine. The cats were not weighed Saturday, Sunday or Monday. When I weighed them after those 3 days Sylvia had not changed a bit, and Nadia gained a little. So no harm done it seems ( Read more... )

This week has been an interesting one. Sylvia's weight has been bouncing all over the place. Everyday she's been gaining or losing .4lbs. It's rather concerning. Overall she's lost .8lbs this week, which is high so I've increased her daily amount to 6oz. Nadia has been doing very well with the "little bit of wet supplemented with all the dry she ( Read more... )

Things have gone as well as can be expected this week. I screwed up last night and didn't wake up to feed them. They ended up waiting an extra 8-9 hours and then getting this morning's feeding just a few hours later. Their weights were naturally off because of this (I weigh them before the morning feeding), but strangely enough Nadia seemed much ( Read more... )

We are officially on day 3 of the diet plan. As a precaution I've been weighing Nadia too to make sure she's still getting enough to eat. The weights on Sunday were 12.6lbs and 10lbs. The following day, Sylvia remained the same (which is actually an improvement because she's gained every time I've weighed her), and Nadia dropped to 9.8lbs, so I ( Read more... )

The scale has arrived! It's proving to be more difficult than I thought to get an accurate reading. I tried just getting them to stand on it but I don't think that's working. Either that or they both have lost or gained more than 1/2 lb in one day... and I doubt that. So, taking the advice of the folks I talked to, I'm now doing the hold them and ( Read more... )

I wanted to see how the picture upload works on here, and also try out some of the new wet food on the cats. Well, actually I'm only trying the food before the diet begins because Nadia (my black kitty) has been sick all day and I'm afraid she is dehydrated. I also think she might be depleted of protein because she tends to be more active and I've ( Read more... )

I've decided to start using my livejournal again, but for the sole purpose of keeping track of a project of mine. You see, one of my cats has turned into a bit of a pudge-butt. And, deciding that this is not a healthy choice for her, I have taken it upon myself to help her lose weight. Because of the high risk of hepatic lipidosis (too much fat ( Read more... )